Research Article

Hypoxis hemerocallidea Significantly Reduced Hyperglycaemia and Hyperglycaemic-Induced Oxidative Stress in the Liver and Kidney Tissues of Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Male Wistar Rats

Table 4

Effects of H. hemerocallidea on activities of endogenous antioxidant enzymes in liver and kidney tissue.

Group 1Group 2Group 3Group 4Group 5

Liver
 CAT (μmol/min/μg)
 SOD (U/μg)
 GSHt (μmol/g)
Kidney
 CAT (μmol/min/μg)
 SOD (U/μg)
 GSHt (μmol/g)

Group 1: normal control; group 2: diabetic control; group 3: diabetic group fed with 800 mg/kg of H. hemerocallidea; group 4: diabetic group fed with 200 mg/kg of H. hemerocallidea; group 5: normal controls (nondiabetic) fed with 800 mg/kg of H. hemerocallidea; a represents a significant difference when compared to group 1 control at ; b indicates significant difference of groups when compared to group 2 at ; c represents a significant differences of values in groups when compared to group 3; d represents significant difference of groups when compared to group 4; and e represents the significant difference of groups when compared to group 5; value in columns indicates means and ± standard error means (SEM).